WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is sending out mixed signals when it professes support for nuclear energy but then proposes to stop work at the proposed Yucca Mountain storage site for used nuclear fuel, a Republican senator said Monday.
The man accused of shooting and killing a 39-year-old mother of two at a traffic stop pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree murder.
When Florida police uncovered a diary describing a brutal murder in Las Vegas, they opened the first chapter of a gruesome 2006 homicide that ensnared three people, including a mother of two.
CARSON CITY — More than 200 measures were proposed Monday in the Nevada Legislature as lawmakers rushed to meet a deadline for bill introductions by individual lawmakers.
CARSON CITY — State Senate Finance Committee members expressed concern Monday about a bill that would require the state Department of Motor Vehicles starting in 2010 to issue driver’s licenses that comply with the federal Real ID Act.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration said Monday that it has warned 15 mining operations to clean up their health and safety practices or face stricter enforcement.
Given politicians’ preoccupation with lists that rank states — and the constant yammering from Nevada officials about being at the bottom of lists for this and that — we’re happy to report the Silver State is tied for 10th in a key measurement of government accountability.
Robert McCarthy of Chicago found a perfect birthday gift for his dad during their weekend celebration in Las Vegas. Her name is Cheryl and she costs $200 a day.
ATLANTIC CITY — Four of the nation’s largest labor unions will team to kick-start stalled contract talks with casinos in four states, starting with New Jersey, officials announced Monday.
Wall Street is viewing today’s quarterly earnings announcement by Strip casino giant MGM Mirage as the most critical report in the company’s history.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Jodie Meeks scored 19 points and Kentucky held off a
furious UNLV comeback attempt to defeat the Rebels 70-60 tonight in a
first-round NIT game at Memorial Coliseum.
UNLV trimmed a 20-point deficit to three with four minutes left, but Meeks
made four free throws in the final two minutes as the Wildcats advanced.
Senior guard Wink Adams had 14 points to lead the Rebels, who ended their
season with a 21-11 record.
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I’m glad we’re all in agreement about my Tuesday column about Gov. Jim Gibbons, which essentially said his career was kaput in no small part thanks to conservative activist Chuck Muth’s personal pummeling.
Two Northern Nevada lawmakers called today for the Legislature to more than double the current state taxes on cigarettes and alcohol.
WASHINGTON — It is the latest twist in guerrilla politics. Taking a page from the Michael Moore-style of confrontational interviews, video camera-wielding “trackers” for the Republican Party have been ambushing Democrats on Capitol Hill with questions intended to provoke a reaction.